The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-03
THE FLYERS.
The New York Yacht Clubs Peace
full Pageant.
Coming Races in Which the Big Six
will Sail.
MayfIower and Volunteer Expected
to be Close Competitors.

NEW YORK, Aug. alt must be concaded
that in getting up naval reuiew England is
far ahead lof America, but 1t is equally GER
tain that in getting up an aquatic spectacle
such as will be presented by the fleet of the
New York YachtsClub on its annual ernise
America takes the lead. That Spithead
affair was noisy and smoky. There is no
uglier type of vessel than the modern mast
less type of sea-going ironclad, and there is
no prettier craft afioat than such boats as
the Volunteer, Mayflower, Puritan, Titania
and Shamrock, when they spread their white
wings to the breeze. The hundred and fiftv
odd yachts that win gather at New London
tomorrow win present sight that in the
element of beauty will far surpass that seen
at Spithead. 1t will be free from noise and
smok:- 1t win be suggestive Of gentle peace
and the attendant arts, and not war, destruc-
tlon and 1loodshed. No such feet of yachts
Is ever gathered together in England And
as regards the number and variety of yachts
competing the. racing tthat will take place
during the cruise will be far superior to any-
thing seen in England in recent years. Their
regattas have dwindled down to contest
between six or seven boats, often less.
What bothers the yachtsmen of the New
York Yacht Club is that the people offer
more cups than they can possibly compete
Tor. just what they will do about it will
NOT oe settled until the meeting Of the fleet
captains on Wednesday night on board the
flagship Electra. But there will be at least
two races-that for the Goelet cup, and the
regatta at Marblehead that will bring to-
gether the big six, the Volunteer, the At
lantlc, the Mayflower the Puritan, the Pris-
CHA and the English Galatea. 1t is pretty
certain that the winner in both cases will be
eltner the Volunteer of the Mayfl0wer, but
whatever boat wins there will be some fine
yacht sailing
As above stated the programme for the
cruise VIII not be definitely settled until to-
yachts will leave New London on Thursday
morning in time to admit of the gig and pen
nant races on that day. The races for the
Goelet cups are likely to take place the
next day. Saturday The interest at
ta;ehhing Sa;h to the $500 cup which
shadowa everything else. But at the same
time there is a race for schooners for S1C:0
cup. The entries will probably include the
Palmer, the TrCubadour, the Magic, the Iro-
quo1s and the Sachem. 1t is thought that
the Sachem's chances of winning are hest
likely to content themselves with watching
the performances of the bigger craft, but are
pretty sure to get up sweepstake race
among themselves.
When the Citizens cup offered by the peo-
Pie 9l, 81 NEWPORT Will be raced for, or whether
IL Will be raced for at all, cannot be known
until the yacht captains in council assembled
have duly considered the matter. The re-
gatta OF the Eastern Yacht Club off Marble
mead, In which the New York Club will par
ticipate, Is likely to take place on August 10
or IL. The $1,000 cup offered bv the Boston
herald Will again bring out ''the big six"
and there will be numerous prizes for schoon-
ers and smaller sloops, so that there will be
abundance OF sport all round After those
races the fieet may disband or go on to Bar
narDoT 70 race Tor prizes offered there or
cup.